Death, Dynamite and Disaster A Grisly British Railway History

A safe mode of transport today, the railways were far from vehicles of sleepy commute when they first came into service; indeed, accidents were commonplace and sometimes were a result of something far more sinister. In this fresh approach to railway history, Rosa Matheson explores the grim and grisly railway past. These horrible happenings include memorable disasters and accidents, the lack of burial grounds for London's dead, leading to the 'Necropolis Railway', the gruesome necessity of digging up the dead to accommodate the railways and how the discovery of dynamite gave rise to the 'Dynamite Wars' on the London Underground in the 1880s and 1890s. Join Rosa as she treads carefully through the fascinating gruesome history of Britain's railways.

ISBN:	9780750998949
Publisher:	The History Press
Imprint:	The History Press
Published date:	24 Feb 2022
DEWEY:	363.122094109034
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	224
Weight:	250g
Height:	129mm
Width:	198mm
Spine width:	20mm

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